Oh Zion!

Roxanne, Whitney's mom, got some passes to hike the Narrows in Zion's National Park and invited me and Cait to go with her.  Whitney and Sierra, Whitney's niece, came too.  There were about 11 of us that hiked it together.  I had no idea what to expect.  We spend 11 hours hiking 16 miles and most of that was crossing back and forth the river.  It was breath taking beautiful!  I stood in awe of our Heavenly Father who created all of this for us.  I thought of the majesty of the high cliffs and mountains and then realized that how magnificent these formations were, we were greater in our Heavenly Father's eyes.  Our potential is to become like Him….WOW!  So grateful for my testimony and this beautiful land we live in.  So grateful for our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ.  So grateful that they are in the details of our lives and are there to help us reach our potential.

Getting ready the night before the big hike….Me, Roxanne, Whitney and Sierra.

The morning of our hike….we left in the dark but finished in the light.

The very first of the hike before we got in the canyon.

I look like the long lost explorer!  Scary!!!

Sierra, Me and Roxanne.

Having fun along the way…Roxanne, Whitney, Me , Cait and Sierra.

Cait and I found this mermaid cave…at least that's what we thought it looked like.

Lots of walking in the river...

These pictures are a little out of order….in the van riding to the top of the hike.

We don't know what our adventure holds….Roxanne and me.

Back to the start of the hike….

Finally after 6 hours of hiking we stopped for lunch…food never tasted so good!

We found a water fall along the way that we had to have a picture on….

And of course Whitney had to do a ballerina pose….so pretty!

This is right towards the end and the words from my mouth are "Are we there yet?"

YES!  We reached the end after 11 hours….

It felt good to sit down and get all the sand out of our shoes and socks.

It was such a fun adventure to do together….Cait, me, Roxanne, Sierra and Whitney.

The whole crew made it to the bottom safe and sound.

Happy 1st Birthday Maddie!!!

Griff, Whit and Maddie were in Pocatello for Maddie's 1st birthday.  She opened some presents at our house and then she had a party at Grandma and Grandpa Jackson's.  She has such a fun personality. She is always on the go and busy, busy, busy!  We love having her around…it will be so sad when they go home!   Happy Happy 1st Birthday Madison Lee!!!!

Opening her present from her Crossfit Grandma….

Getting her all dressed and ready for her WOD!

Whit took these pictures of Madison for her 1st birthday….They are soooo cute! Love those blue eyes!

These capture her personality perfectly!

She got a new phone and had to wear her party hat!

The famous 1st birthday cake!

Looks like she's enjoying it!

Happy 1st birthday Maddie….We love you!

RAnDoM...

Sometimes we just need some random pictures that have nothing to do with each other but are fun.  I came across some that I thought I would post….

Maddie, Whit and Griff dressed in their Colombia soccer shirts for the world cup.  We all had fun watching it together.  Never thought I would get into soccer like that.  Germany came out on top but Colombia and the United States had some great games.

We celebrated Branson's 5th birthday while they were here.  He had cupcakes with "Cars" candles on them.  It was so fun to have them visit us.  Branson is so cute and says the funniest things.

Bill, Erin and I went the the Sounds of America program at the Steven's Performing Art Center and guess who we ran in to???? None other than Erin's favorite boyfriend Austin Spicer!

The day after Austin came one from his mission, he and I went to the Rexburg Temple.  It was so fun to go with my boy.  I love, love the Temple!

Maddie has decided that she is old enough to drive…she's growing up way too fast!

Happy Birthday America!

I love the 4th of July but I also know that when it comes we are on the down hill side of summer and that makes me sad.  I am so grateful for all those who have fought for our freedoms.  I am so grateful to live in a country where we have so many freedoms.  I know it to be true where it says in the Book of Mormon that if we keep our covenants that we will always enjoy the freedoms we have and our land will be blessed.  I hope and pray that we can keep those covenants and that our children and grandchildren will enjoy the same blessings that we do.  

Happy Birthday and God Bless America!

It's tradition to go to the Inkom 4th of July parade.  Maddie came all decked out in her 4th of July outfit!

So, so cute!

Can't you see why I can just eat her up!

The McNabb's and their float…this year it was the dump truck!